The Scotch Gambit is an aggressive line in the Scotch Game that gives up an early pawn for a strong early attack against the black king. To find more opening videos check out www.thechessweb...
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@jimbonguyen8 жыл бұрын
Good information but more importantly, good talking tempo. I appreciate how you get to the point and there's no or very little fluff, and definitely no "um....uh...." that turns a 15-minute video into 45 minutes of torture that usually ends after the first 2 minutes. (Yes, I'm thinking of specific GMs from other chess channels.)
@PayGEngineer Жыл бұрын
yeah I agree 😂 they definitely need to take some speech classes. I love agadmator's videos but man listening to "but uhhh......." for 10-15 seconds at a time 4x per minute.. makes u wanna bang your head
@prplt8 ай бұрын
I just watch at 3.0x speed 😂
@adamleckius22535 жыл бұрын
Drinking game: drink every time he says "again". Preferably do it with scotch of course
@blowbiden81904 жыл бұрын
Scotch ❤ i dont drink a lot though. I drink pure shots so getting a responsible dosage is easy, I don't even have to think about it. I used to drink too much beer all the time, super unhealthy
@dennisberceles73873 жыл бұрын
Maybe he's a repeater during his high school days hahaha
@boxofcans461 Жыл бұрын
@@dennisberceles7387 he was high in school 🚬
@lutherbandos1091 Жыл бұрын
And now I’m stuck in an endless cycle
@newyorker12211 ай бұрын
He sacrifices HIS SOBRIETY!!!!
@ForumArcade12 жыл бұрын
This guy makes every single opening seem flawless.
@deanjulian6189 Жыл бұрын
They are flawless.
@boxofcans461 Жыл бұрын
Yes because losing is always an option 💀
@gabrielf80943 жыл бұрын
This variation is strong, but it is nowhere near as strong as the “throbbing scotch” variation. Not even strong players such as xQc have a chance against it
@chesswebsite3 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment.
@i_______i________i_______i60733 жыл бұрын
Wow,reply on a 8yo vedio :0 :0 :0
@priyanshraj22153 жыл бұрын
T H R O B B I N G
@maps-kq2yx2 жыл бұрын
KZfaqrs who read comments 10 years later are legends (also thanks for the chess lessons :)
@chesswebsite2 жыл бұрын
Still around my friend :)
@chequemated2 жыл бұрын
Good video.. it’s the third time I’ve watched it.. it’s the best way to get to grips with an opening… play it over for a few months, then watch the video again.. you’ll understand it more, then play again, then watch again.. and repeat 👍👍
@chesswebsite2 жыл бұрын
Right on!
@TheFungusundies10 жыл бұрын
At 4:30, Qh5+ before capturing the bishop is a little more accurate IMO. If the king moves to f8 then you are capturing with check, which allows you to capture the c3 pawn. If he plays g6, he has just weakened his kingside that much more, and will have to play Nf6, which is a pin that can be played against.
@krisburashi23443 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment.
@bruhmoment7603 Жыл бұрын
magnus is that u
@TheCelloman73 жыл бұрын
Love all the variations, analysis, and thorough explanations. Kevin is awesome.
@chesswebsite3 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@PayGEngineer Жыл бұрын
your probably the best when it comes to these chess videos, your speaking is very fluent and makes the video breeze by so seemlessly. Great job❤
@locutusdborg12610 жыл бұрын
Came for the chess, stayed for the scotch.
@albertocarrillobasaldua97645 жыл бұрын
Excelente
@gregcrawford13725 жыл бұрын
Good comment!
@MKcLTM8 жыл бұрын
every time i try fried liver attack or this opening, black immediately plays h6. .. :(
@Krnmustang118 жыл бұрын
You should be fine, such an early h6 is a wasted developmental move.
@buzzbloomfield27547 жыл бұрын
Exactly, while he blocks your super-plan, it's at the cost of a tempo... so your preparation will allow you to keep initiative :)
@modo2037 жыл бұрын
Theoretically every gambit is lost. Black can destroy the Scotch gambit by defending his central pawn with another flank pawn by delaying Nc6 and pushing with c5 instead, thus defending his central pawn and placing it in front of the knight. Then Black will never take on c3 and frustrate the hell out of you. from there it's all down the hill for White. If White tries to blast the center with e5, Black has a very strong response with d5!
@fzhire7 жыл бұрын
Do you know how to play the fried liver tho? Haha
@Noxicles-7 жыл бұрын
+Rawandi u can't delay Nc6
@magnusjohansson2955 жыл бұрын
This seems like a great fun, sound and aggressive opening! I think I'm gonna buy a book about it.
@pinkyadnani21103 жыл бұрын
Yeah it is great opening
@edwardalexandercrowley429 жыл бұрын
I found your voice quite understandable, as English is not my mother language I can't follow some commentators, but cassually your voice was easy for me to understand.
@winnerdiego45623 ай бұрын
Lost 60 Elo learning this opening but getting the themes down helped me climb 200 points to 1600! Thanks dude.
@rickquesada9259 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. I play the Scotch Gambit. It is an aggressive opening and the video helped my understanding of key ideas as well as essential positions to examine.
@zerr0ww12 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic chess lesson!! Thank you so much for not only showing a brilliant opening but for covering all the different lines that players can take, not just the ones that seem obvious to good players. I suck at chess but really want to improve so it can be hard to understand "standard" openings. So thanks so much for covering all of the lines that black could make in response, even the seemingly obvious ones where black get put in check mate in like 3 moves lol. I really appreciate it!
@turkiyett09285 жыл бұрын
6:47 this varition transportation Italian game reversed after black take pawn white take pawn Qf6 white take bishop ( white tempo sacrfice rook to attack this varition called blackburne varition)
@JNeedels12 жыл бұрын
I like the way you've been starting these videos. Straight to the lpThis is a very powerful toolkit of moves
@crystalcorkern50594 жыл бұрын
I play the scotch gambit more than any opening I use. After bishop c4 my opponent plays pawn h6 more than any other move. A lot more, maybe 80 percent. Yet that was not covered?
@Ariking7778 жыл бұрын
His voice kinda reminded me of Walter Junior's... Your videos are awesome, by the way.
@ikallibby2 жыл бұрын
LMAO this backhanded compliment im dead
@MrDrBackJack12 жыл бұрын
Thanks Kevin. I like how you show and explain the options for black, then how white can respond to those moves. Great stuff !
@antoninvodny58814 жыл бұрын
Every time I hear ,,a lot of pressure’’ XD Aah that’s a lot of pressure !
@babaknezami53274 жыл бұрын
Scotch Gambit is one of the best games I've ever seen. Thanks for sharing these videos.
@scottjacobson2482 Жыл бұрын
I've enjoyed experimenting with this gambit and the video helps me with some basic approaches, thank you
@user-ky1sk7kr6t4 жыл бұрын
Your videos are very helpful.
@faezhas3 жыл бұрын
i love your explanation..nice and clear..i think it is really helpful to beginners & average players like me
@chesswebsite3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@JasonWMorningwood10 жыл бұрын
Came here for the scotch, stayed for the chess...
@Alex-ju4gj4 жыл бұрын
K
@bartverlinden150812 жыл бұрын
Cliché opening, gambit easy to remind, lot's of easy patterns of variations. Study this for a couple of days and it's printed in your brain. Perfect! Thanks KeviN!
@5bJuggla9 жыл бұрын
I've been taking time to learn (slowly) the openings for chess. Scotch is a beauty
@scooterxiv37783 жыл бұрын
even with super old videos theyre still super helpful
@janwillemaltink22162 жыл бұрын
I play with Qh5 sometimes, but a few moves later. instead of Qh5 on 2 minutes 16, you can also just take the pawn on f7 with the knight right? cause after ...Nxf7, Bxf7-Kxf7 you can also fork the bishop and the king with Qh5+.
@jayathakur29267 жыл бұрын
what about 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 f3? And you say in 2:45 that c3 does many things, i played it twice, and both my opponents play d3. and you say that castling is something you don't like it because it is not very aggressive, but that is the only variation that got me the most success...
@SuperShakespeare12 жыл бұрын
I love Gambit lines and play it with big success - Kings Gambit - Smith morra - but I never heard of this one - definitely something I will try
@batfang55837 жыл бұрын
In the variation where white takes the bishop on e7 with the pawn, can't black just take the pawn with the queen? That puts white in check and will force white to move the king, preventing him from castling later on. Bishop to e3 loses the bishop when the pawn captures it, and if white blocks with the queen on e2, then black trades queens forcing the white king to move so he can't castle. Look at about 13 minutes in. Can someone address this? Thanks.
@imadethistosubscribetochie84086 жыл бұрын
Bat Fang yeah black can do that but he's would still be down a piece
@user-rr2zg2yp1i6 жыл бұрын
correct , but white has one piece more .
@PayGEngineer Жыл бұрын
i saw this video 10 years ago and funny enough its my favorite opening to play with white. For whatever reason, I remembered this opening and all of its variations for 10 years even after taking year long hiatuses. This opening is very good in blitz and typically will cause black to eat away at their time due to the many threats and sharp lines that come from this. Even if black plays 100% accurate, white will still have a well developed game and can still win. Definitely a good opening from 500-2000 elo
@johnnyj50603 жыл бұрын
Love all of your videos! Been playing this lately and often times, on black’s fifth move they go NE4. Would love to see a little bit of discussion on that…
@vernongunn397111 жыл бұрын
Good video. I have just started using the Scotch and has worked well, even beating stronger players than myself!
@rambolay6 жыл бұрын
Hello, can you please tell me what software do you use to demonstrate the chess moves ( the directional arrows etc that is shown in the video)?
@tubewatcher389 жыл бұрын
Luv the scotch gambit ! Learned a couple new ideas here. Good video.
@swsmp4 жыл бұрын
when is the part where white loses in 6 moves?
@oliviamou604 жыл бұрын
this is one of my favorite videos, love what you do!
@AndreLuiz-rd9jc3 жыл бұрын
I now win consistently with this opening. Great video!
@mammeljuice8 жыл бұрын
what happens if black defends with knight to e5 to cancel the threat on f7?
@Andersenmast12 жыл бұрын
Kevin @thechesswebsite YOUR BACK! WEVE MISSED YOU! PLEASE KEEP GOING. Great video ma man. Its great to have you back. Please more opening videos in depth!
@joez13694 жыл бұрын
Your speaking tempo and diction is absolutely the best! Just "cut to the chase". No tiresome monologues or chess trivia included!
@EdnipFrostbeard2 жыл бұрын
I’m seeing a lot of similarities to the danish gambit here 🙌 both are very fun
@PyroDestroys5 жыл бұрын
What if instead of the pawn taking, if the knight takes the d pawn instead. Is that a different gambit opening?
@sololinist Жыл бұрын
How does Vienna Gambit compare in effectiveness with the Scotch Gambit? Which is easier to play, with less theory? And which is more aggressive?
@Masterpaintingnowlearn2draw12 жыл бұрын
In the beginning of the video, after e4-e5, Nf3-Nc6, D4-e5xd4, Bc4, what if black plays Qf6 instead of Nf6? What would be the best line against that?
@jluke68617 ай бұрын
Thank you for this Great Video.
@andrewmiszerak48103 жыл бұрын
At 10:40, it is very tempting to try to save the dark square bishop. But the issue (not mentioned in the video), is that any attempt at doing that runs into cxb2. Black is going to queen and take a rook in the process
@perkalov9 жыл бұрын
This is a good opening to learn if you are an agressive new player. I personally like the various openings where white pushes d4 (Two Knights Defense, Skotch Game/Gambit, Italian Gambit). However, you should go deaper from time to time, whites fifth move 0-0 (2:33), followed Nf6 links over to Max Lange(witch ofc can be reach from Two Knights Defense as well as Scotish Gambit), whitch is sufficiantly agreassive. A lot of players will play Nf6 since it looks natural (however, Qf6 looks like a good way to equalize for black and still keep it complicated?). 2:45, if you are going to link over to Göring Gambit, why not play c3 as move four and avoid the possibility 3.-- Nf6 (linking over to Two Knights defense)?
@fzhire7 жыл бұрын
perkalov I'm not aggressive haha... I'm more like a constrictor... squeezing squeezing... dead...
@PavBhaji3143 жыл бұрын
You really helped me boost my rating Good work😊😊
@ikavinkishore99536 жыл бұрын
Kevin you forgot to cover the last variation . which is two nights defense . Please cover it
@cndjx6 жыл бұрын
Kevin, always a pleasure! Thank you!
@vsprasannaa12 жыл бұрын
And the variation where you discuss black playing Ne4 in response to the pawn push e5, if white responds with Bd5, then black has the move Nxf2+! Kxf2 dxc3+ Ke1 cxb2 followed by black playing something like Qe7...here white doesnt have the capture on c3 with tempo choice! Again a razor sharp play ensues...:)
@TheNandostube12 жыл бұрын
@catainkubrik thats my point. slight advantage, but it was never mentioned
@Masterpaintingnowlearn2draw12 жыл бұрын
Yeah. Great channel, BTW. You go over 4 variations that black might make,Bishop to c5, Bb4, Kf6, etc. What if he put Queen to F6 instead of the knight? What would be the best line for that?
@vsprasannaa12 жыл бұрын
Hey @thechesswebsite in the first variation you discussed,instead of white playing Qh5, it can play N takes on f7, and after Nx white can lay Bxf7 Kxf7 then Qh5+ snaring the c5 bishop! after that white wil have a nice time doing a O-O,white ends up with a great position...
@guillaumelecam62574 жыл бұрын
1E4 e5 2Nf3 Nc6 3d4 exd4 4Bc4 Cf6 5o-o Nxe4 6Re1 d5 7Bxd5 Qxd5 8Nc3 Qd8 9Rxe4+ Andersen attack is one of the most exciting variation ever. Trying it is adopting it
@Achilles9462711 жыл бұрын
At about 6:50, instead of recapturing on c3 with the b pawn, I think White also does well simply to castle, and give up a second pawn for quick development. If black then captures again on b2, White takes back with the bishop, and has a great bishop pair aiming at the Black king.
@tomcarter68043 жыл бұрын
At 13:10, when Black's queen recaptured the pawn on e2, white is in check, and there doesn't seem to be a good move. Either a queen exchange, or boxing your rook in. Both leaving the King exposed.
@beyondthecamera3333 жыл бұрын
My favourite opening!
@mustochio1237 жыл бұрын
at around 5:20 onwards, you mention the pawn move d5, following the bishop moving to b5. why not then move black's knight to e4 following afterwards? I haven't massively analysed it but at least seems to add strength to both of those moves in that combination. No?
@mustochio1237 жыл бұрын
Sorry, I meant e4
@jasonrobletto7828 жыл бұрын
I tried the c3 move after Bishop put me in check like Kevin suggested at about 6:50. Pawn took and I took back which was supposed to force Bishop to move.. Instead black played Qe7! I tried Bb2 then his Bishop moved to c5 and the Bishop sacrifice won't work anymore because of his Queen.. I just castled and ended up losing. Any good responses to that qe7 move? I don't see any
@pieterdenhertog2888 жыл бұрын
white answers with 0-0 which can lead to the following sequence: black Bxc3, white Nxc3, black Qxc3, white Qd5. If black takes rook on a1 it is check mate. So white has a strong attack
@shubhamdhiman127 жыл бұрын
At 6:04, if black captures c3 with the pawn, capturing it back can be a problem as the knight on e4 would capture the pawn on f2 hawking down the queen and the rook, most probably taking down rook in the process ...
@monat_son Жыл бұрын
This is my main opening. I like it
@trinityjasnica23588 жыл бұрын
At 13:15 couldn't black recapture the pawn with their Queen, check the white King and basically force the white Queen to move and trade off? Or is there a way to prevent this?
@kthejoker7 жыл бұрын
You could also just forego castling and slide your king to f1 if you really want to keep your Queen. It won't hurt you that much this early in the game, plenty of opportunities to free your rook later.
@Masterpaintingnowlearn2draw12 жыл бұрын
Nice. Houdini suggested after Qf6, then pawn c3, then if queen g6, then castle. Then if qg6xe4, then bxf7. From there it is either a queen loss or mate. So it would be very bad for queen to take pawn at e4. I think I would defend this way because it is such a great trap. Houdini just taught me a new trap. Yay.
@Emd_Sniper10 ай бұрын
I have a question what to do if queen pins the pawn to the king instead of removing their knight? The two knights defense
@maciejgrochowskii6 жыл бұрын
What about 3rd variant option for black: Queen to E7 instead of moving Knight?
@mrniyi5 жыл бұрын
You missed a very possible move. Immediately white plays Bc4 black can very well respond with h7h6. That blocks the knights advance outpost move and a very interesting defensive twist.
@benjaminkilgore76653 жыл бұрын
If the black knight goes to e4, why would I move the bishop to d5 fork both knights? Won't black just take on f2 forking my queen and rook? Then I'll have to move the queen, and I'll lose the rook. I never know how to really deal with this. At low level chess they always fork the queen and rook.
@RBQProject11 жыл бұрын
For some reason I laughed a bit too hard when Kevin said (4:05) "Hopefully he's not that terrible, but he could be"
@preilly1017 жыл бұрын
You should've mentioned a dutch/goring gambit transition in the 3rd variation shown if white castles
@chesswebsite12 жыл бұрын
It's been less than a week.
@icarusash22414 жыл бұрын
Still after 8 years ,your videos are gold :-)
@oldgrub4 жыл бұрын
@@icarusash2241 stfu necro
@edwardrust31973 жыл бұрын
Jesus s0nsais calm down. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion.
@oldgrub3 жыл бұрын
Edward Rust cringe
@edwardrust31973 жыл бұрын
Cringe urself for randomly insulting someone
@dopilus11 жыл бұрын
Yep, this one's going in the arsenal. Jrobichess and yours are THE best chess-related channels on KZfaq. Each of your videos come with a small epiphany and I've been playing for, a while, ha. Hopefully you can release some transposition related studies at some point because you have a really unique/natural grasp on the game.
@BrisLS13 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I like this opening too.
@BrisLS13 жыл бұрын
I was white and had a Bishop on F7, Knight on G5, and his King went E7. So out of check, and no place for me to bring any more pieces without being blocked or losing a piece. I guess the garden spot would be white Knight on E5, then tons of room to bring the house up the right side wherever the king tries to go..
@CMack194 жыл бұрын
What is wrong with moving Queen to d5 after the black pawn takes on c3? Wouldnt that be a forced checkmate?
@saradhisalem58675 жыл бұрын
I won a game just after watching this video. Yesterday I watched halloween gambit that also helped me a lot. I am an amateur and that helps me in playing.. I think my personality is now playing gambits.
@Bsangram0079 жыл бұрын
In this opening after we give up the pawn , then we develop the bishop . after that it turns out that the black queen to e7 is a great move. i am having a hard time to play against it.please is there something i am missing .
@Tw1nkiez11 жыл бұрын
at 4:30, after white has played QxC5, if play continued 8. ... cxb2 9. Bxb2 Qe7 10. Qh5+ g6, would you say that black's positional advantage is still enough to compensate for his lack of pawns on the queen side?
@chancysadh43504 жыл бұрын
U are the best chess teacher online
@qwertyfinger2 жыл бұрын
surprised you didnt mention Nxf2, Kxf2, dxc3+ in the line at 6:27
@Buddha_Boon6 жыл бұрын
What if black play Qf6 after putting the white bishop on Bc4
@henkoosterink87445 жыл бұрын
c3
@purpleguy59565 жыл бұрын
How to counter scotch gambit?
@radhikaag285 жыл бұрын
d3
@pinkyadnani21103 жыл бұрын
I HAVE TRIED SCOTCH GAMBIT SO MUCH TIMES
@prestonevans99943 жыл бұрын
The bishop c5 line is similar the the evans gambit but you're gambiting the d pawn rather than the b pawn
@vsprasannaa12 жыл бұрын
of course it would be a highly double edged game but nevertheless, black would be expected to play very precisely in the variation that follows, if he wants to keep the extra pawn!
@deonsanthosh49626 жыл бұрын
At 13:11 black can take e7 with the queen and check white. White can only block it with its queen and then it will be a queen trade and white can't castle anymore
@wisher55512 жыл бұрын
Question. Doesn't the variation at 13:11 end up being worse for white? If black decides to take the pawn at e7 with the queen. Wouldn't that mean that the white king loses the ability to castle and give black a better position to work with?
@mazharsayed71614 жыл бұрын
Make avideo on magnus vs vidit gujarati latest match which is the shortest in the tournamnat
@guillaumelecam62573 жыл бұрын
At 2:20 instead qh4 try Cxf7 Cxf7 Bxf7 qh4 g3 qxc5 It s perfectly fine both side but white got an easy play and much more threat, black got to be precise if he wants survive. It s the Haxo Gambit sarrat variation !
@LiveGrenade711 жыл бұрын
To help remember all this I just think if black moves his bishop at all, then you play pawn c3, then remember the bishop momentary sacrifice, the bishop forking the two knights on e5, and if he plays the queen to e7 or knight c6 to just castle.
@canova44914 жыл бұрын
The best gambit kars gambit
@chessclips82063 жыл бұрын
nice openings
@ksowderful12 жыл бұрын
Great job analysing! I just found your videos and love them!
@shatteredNirvana12 жыл бұрын
A great video as always! What do you recommend if black follows up white's 4.Bc4 with ..Qe7?
@achiriu19876 жыл бұрын
For what rating is this gambit will work. I am about 1500 and would let it happen or defend it with out no problem.
@BillyTWildi12 жыл бұрын
4 Bc4, Bc5 5 c3 dxc3 6 Bxf7 Ke8, you recommend 7 Qxc5 but surely 7 Qh5+ Kf8 8 Qxc5+ is better because 9 Qxc3 equalises white in material?